Americans Are Spending Like No Tomorrow & Dell Surge Lifts Trump’s Portfolio

#856: Retail stocks are surging thanks to US shoppers continuing to spend, spend, spend (even if it’s squeezing their budgets). Anthropic surpasses OpenAI as the most valuable AI startup. Dell wins a $9.7B Pentagon deal. JPMorgan owes an ex-employee $4.25M for wrongful termination. Finally, Blue Origin’s attempted launch ends in a spectacular explosion (no one was hurt). Learn more at Linkedin.com/MBD Sign up to join our trivia night! https://mbdtrivianight-june2026.splashthat.com/ Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note⁠⁠⁠ Watch Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices